Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones

A local woman rides a bicycle on April 18, 2024, in front of a building destroyed by a Russian airstrike in the frontline town of Orikhiv, Ukraine.

Russian troops launched seven missiles from Belgorod region and the Black Sea at targets in Ukraine on April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. Two Kinzhal guided air missiles were destroyed by the Ukraine's air-defense systems, the air force said, adding it had also shot down three Russian reconnaissance drones. Russia in recent weeks has drastically increased the number of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure amid dwindling Ukrainian stocks of air-defense systems and ammunition, causing large numbers of civilian casualties and extensive damage.